On 2010-05-22 22:19:17 -0700, Steve Pope said:

> tutall > wrote:
>
>> On May 22, 6:38*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>>> I hope you liked Muir Woods; it's one of our best remaining
>>> redwood groves.
>
>> WHAT? You don't get north much do you?
>
> I've been to Mendocino and Humboldt and all the famous and
> some less famous redwood groves. I still really like Muir Woods,
> and consider it one of the best.
>
>> Not that they don't deserve protections, but "one of our (unspoken:
>> last) remaining groves" is so over the top it's ridiculous.
>
> Okay, which groves do you like better?

Perhaps you're thinking of Giant Sequoias in Mariposa. As of this
writing (5/10) there are plenty of redwoods remaining. Giant
Sequoia--not so much.